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Syd Lexia
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Title: Pop Culture Junkie
Joined: Jul 30 2005
Location: Wakefield, MA
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When Final Fantasy III came out on the DS and the characters all looked like little kids, I was okay with it. I had gotten about 12 minutes into the fan-translated NES ROM before I got bored with the original game and I assumed the child-like character models were faithful to the story. Then I saw FFIV, my favorite FF game of all-time, redone in the same style, and I was massively disappointed. I love those characters, and to see them re-rendered as ten year olds pisses me the fuck off in ways I never imagined. Fuck you, Square Enix, for ruining one of the greatest games ever made. I'll stick with the GBA port, thank you very much.
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crookshow
Title: Donkey Kong Savage
Joined: Mar 29 2008
Location: bay area, CA
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I just started playing it the other day and I'm liking it a lot so far. I just got finished playing the FFIII remake though so maybe I'm just use to that style of graphics, but I actually prefer it to the 16 bit look.
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DarknessDeku
Title: Deku Scrub
Joined: Dec 08 2007
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Why does every game have to appeal to kids? Why do they do this with Zelda too?
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Mr. Bomberman
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Title: (still) token black.
Joined: Jan 27 2006
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You're being too hard about this.
The graphics are only done in SD style because of the DSes' hardware limitations, and Squenix wanting to keep some resemblance to the classic style. At least they didn't sound like kids, and the FMVs prove my points.
That said, it was amazing.
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Gantrithor
Title: Big Sexy
Joined: Jul 22 2008
Location: North Carolina
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Maybe they tried to emulate how the sprites looked in the SNES game? That's the only reason I can think of for them to do that besides to appeal to children.
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Syd Lexia
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Title: Pop Culture Junkie
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Eh, I'm severely underwhelmed. Most of the hardcore RPG sites were too. The mainstream VG media enjoyed it though.
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crookshow
Title: Donkey Kong Savage
Joined: Mar 29 2008
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FF IV Advance looks cartoony and kiddie too if you ask me.
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SSNintendo
Title: Likes to Blow Sh*t Up
Joined: Oct 14 2006
Location: Virginia
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I've had Final Fantasy IV DS since Tuesday, and it's been pretty good so far. The review sites were right; the game's difficulty is a little harder. So far I had an imp/goblin bump off Rydia, my team of Cecil/Palom/Porom/Tellah got bumped off by a Lamia, and then earlier on they got bumped off by Scarmiglione's final form.
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Cameron
Title: :O � O:
Joined: Feb 01 2008
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I heard the voice-overs were less than stellar.
I don't know, this game doesn't look interesting to me. Maybe because the graphics looks almost exactly like FFIII on the DS, and FFIII is extremely boring to me (it's essentially FFV but with a worse storyline).
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crookshow
Title: Donkey Kong Savage
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Cameron
Title: :O � O:
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| FFIII had a story? |
Exactly. 
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Syd Lexia
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Title: Pop Culture Junkie
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| crookshow wrote: |
| FF IV Advance looks cartoony and kiddie too if you ask me. |
Regardless, it looks exactly like the SNES game.
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UsaSatsui
Title: The White Rabbit
Joined: May 25 2008
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...Remember when Square took the novel and innovate step of making -new- games?
How many times has FF4 been remade in the past couple of years anyways? 3?
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SSNintendo
Title: Likes to Blow Sh*t Up
Joined: Oct 14 2006
Location: Virginia
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At least it doesn't have a bunch of unnecessary spin-offs like Final Fantasy VII.
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FNJ
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I'll just keep playing the SNES rom.
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Syd Lexia
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Title: Pop Culture Junkie
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| I'll just keep playing the SNES rom. |
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FNJ
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SSNintendo
Title: Likes to Blow Sh*t Up
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I've gotten further along in the DS version, although I still keep getting bumped off. Cagnazzo took me out, so did the Dark Elf/Dark Dragon, Golbez, and now even Dr. Lugae's final form.
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DarknessDeku
Title: Deku Scrub
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| SSNintendo wrote: |
| At least it doesn't have a bunch of unnecessary spin-offs like Final Fantasy VII. |
At least they kick ass.
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JRA
Joined: Sep 17 2007
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| Syd Lexia wrote: |
| JEW wrote: |
| I'll just keep playing the SNES rom. |
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Shouldn't they be fighting the Joker?
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Syd Lexia
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crookshow
Title: Donkey Kong Savage
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| SSNintendo wrote: |
| I've gotten further along in the DS version, although I still keep getting bumped off. Cagnazzo took me out, so did the Dark Elf/Dark Dragon, Golbez, and now even Dr. Lugae's final form. |
I found it was pretty tough at the beginning and had to go through a couple grind sessions early on, but haven't had many problems ever since. I just beat Rubicante on my first attempt and can't recall the last time my party was defeated. I haven't been grinding at all either, but I do go for 100% map completion in each dungeon, which I have a feeling results in your party being over leveled. Cecil is at 50 right now.
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SSNintendo
Title: Likes to Blow Sh*t Up
Joined: Oct 14 2006
Location: Virginia
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I got Cecil around level 40, and I just finished my first trip in the Tower of Babil. Dr. Lugae isn't that hard in his final form, once you figure out his "Reversal Gas".
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Douche McCallister
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Title: DOO-SHAY
Joined: Jan 26 2007
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I was going to buy this game for work tonight since I'm by myself and have 8 hours to burn, but the fucking employee at walmart just walked away and never came back. Now I'm game-less for the night. 7 hours and 40 minutes to go.
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Laminated Sky
Title: Extra Crispy
Joined: Feb 25 2008
Location: Etobicoke
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FFIV on DS has very retarded graphics but the cinematic at the beginning of the game just makes you want to play it. The cinematic is fucking awesome. I still might get this game the whole storyline of FFIV makes it a sweet game IDC about graphics.
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I'm so bananas I'm showing up to your open casket,
to fill it up with explosive gases,
and close it back,
with a lit match in it,
while I sit back, and just hope it catches.
Blow you to fragments,
laugh,
roll you, and smoke the ashes.
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